FQGGCB #17 Reminder Beverage Card with collaboration with FCC #2 during current challenges

Welcome to Becca's Quest For Love and Country Creativity blog!

WHY: This personal blog posting is to showcase my reminder project for the cross-collaboration currently about midway between my friend Deanne's First Cup Challenges #2 (anything drink-related goes) and my FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges #17 (anything food goes which includes beverages)! 

WHEN: May 13, 2025 FQGGCB #17 reminder post was published; started back on April 28 and will end on May 27th. 

WHAT: "But First, Coffee" card

HOW-to notes:

1. green cardstock = Pen + Gear

2. image = IRON-ON TRANSFER!!!!--no heat involved; trimmed the coating around it and then used dual-sided adhesive tape to adhere = Crafter's Square

3. green crystal heart gem = from multi-pack = Crafter's Square

4. black retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickarts

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WHERE to share/link my reminder inspiration card:

A. Girlz Rebel; started May 10th; theme is anything goes with an image; MY card uses an iron-on transfer as an image without applying any heat to it. 

link = https://girlzrebelchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-40-alles-mag-met-een-plaatje.html

B. Shopping Our Stash; started May 6th/second week; theme is Red, Red Wine (use color red or wine/another beverage and/or both); My card has another beverage = coffee

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/05/sos547-red-red-wine.html

C. Try It On Tuesday; new on Tuesday May 13th; theme is Keep It Simple (CAS, easy to make, etc.); My card is CAS and easy to make with 4 items!! 

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/05/keep-it-simple.html

D. The Outlawz Tuesday Colors Challenge; current/started May 5; theme of pinks/peaches/greens; see image badge; MY card has 2 tones of orange/coral-peach and 3 tones of green

link = https://theoutlawzchallenges-tuesday.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-color-challenge.html

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E. Inkspirational; new on May 10; theme of HOT (quite varied- hot colors, trends, objects that are hot like fire, coffee, etc.); see image badge; MY card has coffee, a hot steaming beverage

link = https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/inkspirational-challenge-341-designers.html

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WHERE: 

FQGGCB #17 reminder post on late night Tuesday May 13th =

https://farmquestgrocerygamechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/fqggcb-17-collaboration-with-first-cup.html

cross-collaboration theme badge:

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*Guest DT during May 2-31, 2025 for First Cup Challenges

*also a DT member for 2 of Deanne's other blogs: HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*owner/DT = FQGGCB, FQHSKCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, and FQCB; also HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; also CCC; also ConBC; and AA. 

Featuring FQCB #44 Winter Sports theme PLUS collab with DTCB project for 14 Jan 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

purpose: this posting features the new #44 theme at FarmQuest as we go with a wintertime country sports theme WITH collaboration Double Trouble Challenge Blog's to create an embossed or stenciled background

when: #44 launches on January 14, 2024 at 12 am central time/Chicago for 13 days

what: Bright and Festive Santa and his Sleigh card (dry embossing/texture rubbing of giant snowflake for snowy background)

notes:

1. green and white buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio

2. creamy ivory cardstock for the snowflake embossing panel = Neenah

3. 4 die-cuts (house, sleigh, Santa, and 'festive' mini banner) = Bella Blvd. (NEW)

4. giant snowflake stencil/embossing plate = ? have had for years

5. blue colored pencil, buffalo plaid fabric ribbon (used for heart) = stash

6. Dark Blue alcohol dual-tip marker = Arteza for edging

where: FQCB #44 main post launch link=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/fqcb-44-winter-sports-theme-plus.html

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other places to share/link are=

A. Art Impressions; current for about 3 more days; anything goes

link= https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2024/01/clean-slate-challenge-366-week-2.html

B. Time Out challenges; current for about 3 more days; theme is new; my card's new items are the die-cuts and the bright pink with white large dots print cardstock

link= https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-254-new-introducing-new.html

C. A Barrel of Monkeys; current; theme is a sled as the game/toy inspiration; my card uses a red sleigh instead of a sled; I've used the red and black plaid seen in the blog photo as a heart accent; and I have lots of reds with the other die-cuts 

link= https://barrelofmonkeyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-barrel-of-monkeys-challenge-11.html

image: 

D. Cut It Up; current; theme is "A New Year"/use something new; my card's die-cuts are new; just received after Christmas (gift to myself!!)

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/cut-it-up-challenge-295-new-year-use.html

E. Allsorts Challenge; current; theme is Make Your Background; my card has the giant snowflake dry embossing texture rubbing panel

link= https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/week-763.html

F. Can You Handle The Pressure; current-started Jan 13; anything goes with dry embossing (not using the twist of snow people); my dry embossing/textured rubbing is snowflake for background for the house, Santa, his sled

link= https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/01/jan-13th-2024-anything-goes-with-twist.html

G. Double Trouble challenge blog; collaboration with FarmQuest; the dry embossing/textured rubbing giant snowflake background is for DTCB's theme; this is their home page link= 

link= https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/

H. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; current; theme is snowflakes; my card has Santa for Christmas time and a giant texture rubbed embossed snowflake background panel

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-challenge-snowflakes.html

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Still on a quest to creatively and differently express country living,

from a small rural town of 1,400 people,

Becca S

*owner of these challenge blogs: FQCB, FQGSCB, FQCCCB, and the new FQHSKCB; also HQCB, HQFCB (previously as TFATU), and the new HQCOLCB

**co-owner of these 2= AACB and CBCB (changed in Jan 2024 to "C or not BCB")

***manager of these 2= MTTC and MTTCC

Featuring FQCB #33 Pig and Woodgrain combination due to collaboration with DTCB

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! This posting reflects my love for country/rural living. Small town living is the life for me!! I've not had pigs to take care of other than a few experiences in childhood helping my maternal grandpa a couple of times, and helping one of my maternal uncles (by marriage). Moving a group of hogs from 1 side of the farm to the other using large boards and shouting 'sooie' was one of those nerve-wracking experiences! Creating a card that combines a pig with some woodgrain is so much easier!!!

WHAT: FarmQuest Challenge Blog #33 theme of pig(s) and DTCB's woodgrain for collaboration

WHEN: July 28-August 13, 2023

SHOW and TELL:

#33 requirements: cute pig digital image + woodgrain (paper behind the pig focal and decorative tape below the floral tape)

1. The Paper Shelter = Piggy's Happy Place digital image; colored pencils; printed on ivory cardstock with a stencil template traced for edging and black marker outlining edging before fussy cutting

2. black foil 'hi' dazzle/sticker = Paper Wishes website

3. pinkish cardstock = My Mind's Eye

4. barn siding paper = Paper Wishes website (Hot Off The Press)

5. two decorative tapes = stash items

6. black cardstock = Neenah

FQCB #33 main post blog link=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/fqcb-33-theme-is-pigs-with-option-of.html

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DTCB blog posting link=

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/Challenge-144.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. CD Sunday Plus; anything goes; my Piggy's Happy Place image is a digital purchase

link= https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-115-hosted-by.html

B. 613 Avenue Create; anything goes (not the nautical option); 

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

C. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; open for about 3 more days; Anything Goes

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-144-anything-goes-every-type-of.html

D. Triple B Challenges-Birds, Butterflies, Blooms; open for 3-4 more days; MY card has 2 tiny butterflies and lots of little flowers surrounding the piggy

link= https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-challenge.html

E. Shopping Our Stash; current; theme is no stamping; MY card has a digital image, colored pencils, marker, stencil/tracing template, foil text dazzle/sticker, 2 decorative tapes, 

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2023/07/sos501-no-stamping-allowed.html

and

FB groups: Mixed Media Creativity, PPPDTC, COTM, 

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Still on a quest to find stash items to mash and merge for country living creativity,

Becca S

(I'm owner of FQCB, FQGS, HQCB, and TFATU. I'm co-owner with Leslie T for AACB and CBCB. And I'm DT/manager with Shell S for MTTC and MTTCC.)

 

Loving this HQCB #29 Reminder Tag project for the collab with DTCB

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This posting shares my desire to show love on my creative projects by using heart shapes, the word 'heart', and/or the word 'love' as much as possible.

WHAT: HQCB or Heart's Quest Challenge Blog is collaborating with Double Trouble Challenge Blog to celebrate Mother Goose Day (May 1st) with a nursery rhyme element for DTCB and a heart/love element for HQCB. We also would love for you to combine those and let us know which nursery rhyme you're showcasing.

WHEN: April 28-May 13, 2023; HQCB's theme # is 29.

SHOW and TELL: the ewe/sheep/lamb for Mary Had a Little Lamb or Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep

1. Just for Ewe red rubber stamp is a very old Stampin' Up & also the flower cluster; gifted from a fab crafter friend

2. little floating hearts were drawn in

3. gray and white buffalo plaid cardstock cut into tag shape = The Paper Studio

4. dark purple cardstock scrap, ribbons, twine, black ink used on cardstock edges = stash items

HQCB #29 blog post link for reminder:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/hqcb-29-reminder-of-nursery-rhyme.html

HQCB #29 blog link from main launch post on April 28:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/hqcb-29-theme-is-mother-goose-day-with.html

Double Trouble blog post link from April 28:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/Challenge-137.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; current until May 9th; anything goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/pennys-challenge-545.html

B. Critter Crazy challenge blog; current; my tag has a ewe/sheep/lamb

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-74-anything-goes-with.html

C. Crafty Animals challenge blog; current; my tag has a ewe/sheep/lamb

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-72.html

D. Double Trouble; current; #137; link is up above as part of collaboration with HQCB

E. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; May 2023; Flowers theme; MY tag has stamped flowers

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-142-flowers.html

and FB groups are: MMC, PPPDTC, NCI, and more if I have time to do so

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Still on quest to share my creativity,

Becca S

(Besides HQCB, I own TFATU, FQCB, and FQGS. I co-own CBCB and AACB. I manage MTTC and MTTCC. I'm on the DTs for these: OUAT, MLCCB, MIUCB, and THICC.)

Loving this HQCB #29 Theme of Mother Goose Day with heart/love and also collaboration with Double Trouble

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

Today's showcase is for some heart/love for Mother Goose Day, May 1st!

What: Heart's Quest challenge blog is collaborating with Double Trouble challenge blog using inspiration from Mother Goose or element from a nursery rhyme plus HQCB's signature heart/love inclusion. 

Theme: #29 of HQCB

My project: I chose "My Black Hen" nursery rhyme. 

There are 3 rhyming sets: (1) hickety, pickety; (2) hen, men; and (3) day, lay.

Nursery rhyme element(s): black hen image on the die-cut label (actually was red until it encountered my black marking pen!); and the 1st/main verse of the "My Black Hen"

Heart/love element(s): 1 large navy blue heart shape behind the rhyme and die-cut

SHOW:

Some notes:

1. red, white, and blue cardstocks = stash items; different vendors; also blue gems and blue ink pad

2. "hello" in black foil dazzle/sticker = Hot Off The Press through Paper Wishes website

3. hen label die-cut; Echo Park

4. "Easter" egg stickers were gifted to me as extras from a junk journaling swap partner; I used a permanent black marker to transform them to go along as an embellishment for the eggs laid by the black hen in the rhyme

5. rhyme was found at nurseryrhymesmg.com [Suzanne of Double Trouble came across a list of 111 laptime songs and rhymes that is a combination of Mother Goose and other childhood fingerplays and action songs and the link is included at HQCB and Double Trouble.]

HQCB #29 blog posting link:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/hqcb-29-theme-is-mother-goose-day-with.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Double Trouble challenge blog; collaboration with Heart's Quest #29; I'll use the link later in the day when it's available

link= https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/Challenge-137.html?fbclid=IwAR1iY0ewWMQGCNk0kk1mr9pcgnMiioHEaCL3BQebvfrbZnqwqA0Fxz4oqkg

B. Krafty Chicks challenge blog; current; Week 4 Any Occasion theme; MY card is prompted by Mother Goose Day of May 1st; using the nursery rhyme "My Black Hen" friendship/encouragement card

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/krafty-chicks-challenge-661-all.html

C. Cut It Up; since Apr 21; In the Garden; MY card has a vegetable border on the die-cut with the hen that I colored black for it to match the nursery rhyme; and I added 2 black eggs; a chicken and her eggs could be in a garden

link= http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/cut-it-up-challenge-276-whats-in-your.html

D. The Outlawz Festive Friday challenge; until May 4; I chose the animals topic; MY card has a black hen and 2 black eggs for a very old English nursery rhyme

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2023/03/festive-fridays-challenge-march-31-to.html

E. Creative Fingers; started a week ago & current; anything goes

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-253.html

and some Facebook groups to share/link are: Mixed Media Creativity; Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls; Need Crafty Inspiration?, and more if I take time to share.....

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With a happy creative heart,

Becca S

(I'm also involved with these other challenge blogs: FQCB, FQGS, TFATU; CBCB, AACB; MTTC, MTTCC; THICC; OUAT; MIUCB, MLCCB.